A selection of Baroness Drake's votes

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• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Pension Schemes Bill [HL] - Second Reading 28 Jan 2020

  The Minister is accurate. I do not disagree with her description of what is happening with women in the eligible population for auto-enrolment, but it is the millions not in the eligible population for auto-enrolment whom we are particularly concerned about and whom those figures do not address.

• Pension Schemes Bill [HL] - Second Reading 28 Jan 2020

  My Lords, I draw attention to my interests in the register. I too welcome this Bill, but I believe that parts need strengthening. The Pensions Regulator protects pensions from the moral hazard of employers avoiding their responsibilities, but the BHS and Carillion cases raise two questions of public interest to tackle today: is the regulator deploying its existing powers in an effective and...

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) 9 Jan 2020

  My Lords, what an act to follow. The Queen’s Speech embraces policies directed at supporting working families, but I want to raise a growing systemic problem within our economy which the gracious Speech does not fully capture: the decline in household financial resilience—by which I mean the ability to cope financially when faced with a sudden fall in income or unavoidable rise in...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 5 July 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Constitution Committee (since 27 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Sep 2018 to 4 Nov 2019)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (6 Dec 2016 to 17 Mar 2017)
• Member, Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee (28 Jan 2016 to 29 Feb 2016)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Dec 2015 to 4 Mar 2016)
• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Jan 2014 to 11 Mar 2014)
• Member, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Member, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee (29 May 2012 to 28 Feb 2013)
• Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Drake’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 70.62% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 150 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)